Service difficulty report · Pivot · Boeing 737790

Difficulty date
August 30, 2018
Submitted
August 31, 2018
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N788DP
Make and model
Boeing 737790
Aircraft serial
29441
Aircraft time
7,836 hours, 2,659 cycles
Part
Pivot
Condition
Interference
Location
Zone 100
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

DURING THE INCORPORATION OF AD2015-02-26 AND SUBSEQUENT SB-737-53-1244, IT WAS FOUND THAT AN ADDITIONAL PIVOT LINK HAS BEEN INSTALLED (DESIGNED BY BAY-SYS TECHNOLOGIES)AFTER THE AIRCRAFT OUTFTTING. THE FOLLOWING ENGINEERING INVESTIGATION ON THE AIRCRAFT CONFIGURATION HAS DETECTED A DAMAGE ON THE FLOOR BEAM TOP CHORD AT STA 520. THE CONCLUSION IS THE DAMAGE WAS CAUSED BY THE ADDITIONAL PIVOT LINK FORWARD LINKAGE TOUCHING THE BEAM DURING FLIGHT. THE DAMAGE HAS BEEN REWORKED I.A.W. SRM, HOWEVER REMAINS A POSSIBILITY THE PIVOT LINK WILL TOUCH AGAIN THE BEAM DURING NEXT FLIGHTS.